1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
Canary Islands
1.4 Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
High elevation
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Light Blue, Blue Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Light Frost
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
ECHIUM pininana
7.2 Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Polygonum affine
árbol Aciam
7.2.5 In Greek
fleeceflower
δέντρο Aciam
7.2.6 In Portuguese
fleeceflower
árvore Aciam
7.2.7 In Polish
fleeceflower
drzewo Aciam
7.2.8 In Latin
fleeceflower
lignum Aciam
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Polygonaceae
Boraginaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species